Stories for 2023

Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 10:09 UTC
Peru to assume pro tempore presidency of Pacific Alliance

Peru will finally take over the pro tempore presidency of the Pacific Alliance (PA) on Aug. 1, after which progress is expected in trade, tourism, and investments, Foreign Trade Minister Juan Carlos Mathews said Sunday in a TV interview.
Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 10:00 UTC
Mercosur summit ready to kick off at Puerto Iguazu

Presidents of all four Mercosur members (Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, and Paraguay) will convene Monday in Puerto Iguazu in the Argentine northeastern province of Misiones for the 62nd bloc summit, also attended by dignitaries of the bloc's associate members.
Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 09:51 UTC
Opposition candidate wins gubernatorial elections in Argentine province of San Juan

Marcelo Orrego of Unidos por San Juan (USJ) won Sunday's gubernatorial elections in the Argentine province of San Juan, it was reported. USJ is affiliated with the opposition Together for Change (Juntos por el Cambio - JxC) alliance at a national level. Peronist candidate José Luis Gioja of the Frente San Juan por Todos acknowledged defeat.
Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 08:12 UTC
MSC and Maersk alliance to end 2025; MSC investing in new vessels, Maersk in logistics

Mediterranean Shipping Company and AP Møller-Maersk that since 2015 set aside their rivalry and shrugged off opposition from regulators to form a capacity-sharing alliance have now agreed to part, with different focus in the future of the industry.
Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 08:11 UTC
Guterres says Haiti needs international help

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres Saturday called for international help to support local police efforts in crisis-torn Haiti.
Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 07:49 UTC
Paraguayan President recalls those kidnapped by guerrilla rebels

Paraguayan President Mario Abdo Benítez said Saturday in his last management report before Congress delivered virtually that his country was in debt with Óscar Denis, Edelio Morínigo, and Félix Urbieta, who has been kidnapped for years by various rebel groups.
Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 07:25 UTC
Guatemala highest court suspends election results and orders a new recount, EU, US, OAS complain

Following complaints of irregularities from right-wing parties, Guatemala’s highest judicial court ordered the suspension of election results on Sunday triggering doubts about the election process and generating concern from the EU, US, and OAS.
Monday, July 3rd 2023 - 07:08 UTC
Orkney Islands councilor feels Scotland has failed them dreadfully and suggests joining Norway

The Orkney Islands could change their status in the UK or even become a self-governing territory of Norway under new proposals. A motion will go before the council next week to investigate “alternative forms of governance”. Council leader James Stockan said Orkney does not get fair funding with its current relationship with the UK.
Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 11:11 UTC
EAAF identifies yet another body buried at Falkland/Malvinas Islands

The Argentine Forensic Anthropology Team (EAAF) identified the remains of Coast Guard Corporal Jorge Eduardo López, a combatant killed in action on May 10, 1982, and who is buried in the Falkland/Malvinas Islands, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
Saturday, July 1st 2023 - 11:09 UTC
Another prominent Venezuelan opposition leader banned from political life

Venezuela's Comptroller General Friday announced opposition leader María Corina Machado had been disenfranchised for 15 years, thus rendering her ineligible to run in next year's presidential elections.